UMBONO NGESIMILO SOMUNTU SIQU
“Khuphukela lapha, futhi ngiyokubonisa izinto.”
ISambulo 4:1
Isimo sengqondo esiphakeme singavela kuphela emkhubeni ophakeme wesimilo somuntu siqu. Uma ezintweni zangaphandle zokuphila kwakho uphila ngezinga eliphakeme kunawo wonke olaziyo, uNkulunkulu uyohlala ethi — "Mngane, khuphukela phezulu." Umthetho oyigolide esilingweni uthi — Khuphukela phezulu. Lapho ukhuphukela phezulu, ubhekana nezinye izilingo nezimfanelo. USathane usebenzisa isu lokuphakamisa esilingweni, futhi uNkulunkulu wenza okufanayo, kodwa umphumela uhlukile. Lapho uDeveli ekubeka endaweni ephakeme, ukwenza uphoqelele umqondo wakho wobungcwele ngaphezu kwalokho inyama negazi ezingake zikubekezelele, kuba umbukiso wobuciko bokulinganisa ngokomoya, umi ngokulinganisela futhi awulokothi unyakaze; kodwa lapho uNkulunkulu ekuphakamisela ngomusa waKhe ezindaweni zasezulwini, esikhundleni sokuthola isiqongo ozobambelela kuso, uthola ithafa elikhulu okulula ukuhamba kulo.
Qhathanisa leli sonto emlandweni wakho womoya nesonto elifanayo ngonyaka odlule ubone indlela uNkulunkulu akubize ngayo ukuba ukhuphukele phezulu. Sonke silethwe ukuba sibone sisendaweni ephakeme. Ungalokothi uvumele uNkulunkulu akunike iphuzu elilodwa leqiniso ongaliphili ngaso leso sikhathi. Hlala ulisebenzisa, uhlale ekukhanyeni kwalo.
Ukukhula emseni akulinganiswa ngokuthi awubuyelanga emuva, kodwa ngokuthi uyayiqonda indawo okuyo ngokomoya; uzwile uNkulunkulu ethi "Khuphukela phezulu," hhayi kuwe uqobo, kodwa ekuqondeni kwesimilo sakho.
"Ngingamfihlela u-Abrahama lokho engikwenzayo?" UNkulunkulu kumelwe asifihlele lokho akwenzayo kuze kube yilapho ngesimilo somuntu siqu sifika lapho angakwembulela khona.